Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against further escalation in Lebanon as US-Iran diplomacy faced renewed pressure, with Pakistan and Qatar involved in efforts to preserve a fragile regional framework.
Senior US Congressman Jack Bergman, Co-Chair of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, has formally thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir for Pakistan's role in the ongoing US-Iran peace negotiations, describing Islamabad's contribution as "indispensable" and a demonstration of "true statesmanship" in a letter dated 15 May and sent on House of Representatives letterhead.
اسلام آباد کی بڑھتی سفارتی حیثیت نے اسے بیانیے کی جنگ کا ہدف بنا دیا ہے۔ نیتن یاہو کے بیانات سے لِنڈسے گراہم کی تنقید تک اور بھارتی میڈیا کے منظم بیانیہ سے پاکستان کے اندر نئے دہشتگردانہ حملوں تک ایک نئی مخالفانہ لَہر اُبھرتی دکھائی دے رہی ہے۔
پاکستان اور سعودی عرب کے دفاعی معاہدے میں قطر اور ترکیہ بھی شامل ہو سکتے ہیں، خطہ میں اِس اتحاد کے قیام سے بیرونی انحصار کم ہو گا۔ پاکستان کی دفاعی و سفارتی کامیابیوں میں فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر اور وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کا کلیدی کردار ہے۔
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan has received Iran’s response, signalling that Islamabad’s mediation channel remains active as regional diplomacy enters a sensitive phase.
Per a new purchasing managers’ survey released by HBL and S&P, Pakistan’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.9 in May, returning to expansion as new orders recovered and export orders posted their strongest rise since February 2025.
Pakistan’s major ports are seeing a sharp rise in container and transshipment activity as Gulf disruption redirects cargo towards Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar.
Iranian officials are preparing three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession for Ali Khamenei, with events expected in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad.
Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against further escalation in Lebanon as US-Iran diplomacy faced renewed pressure, with Pakistan and Qatar involved in efforts to preserve a fragile regional framework.